I could see someone taking on Brannstrom, though I don’t think he’d have much trade value. He could be tacked on to a deal. I still think he provides valuable depth and would try to keep him for now if possible.
Joseph seems like a negative value guy though. Philly apparently already turned down a 1st for Laughton. How much more would we have to add to get them to move Laughton AND take Joseph? Is Laughton really worth that much?
At least Konecny and Crouse fit the age group contention window better.
Well, I have been making proposals for Crouse for about 3 yrs, couldn't believe how many were against it, but some seem to be coming around. The problem is getting everyone under contract & moving guys out where we could use their salaries to make better deals. Tarasenko's salary might be too expensive & Crouse might be too expensive to acquire.
Same would apply for Konecny, if they want more than a 1st for Laughton what will the ask for Konecny be? That's where Sunqvist might make sense since he's free & probably wouldn't cost much & of the guys we mentioned Laughton's salary would probably be the cheapest. The ask is high though I agree with that.
What's a bummer is that we have a very good 3rd line player sitting around whose name we can't mentioned & nobody knows what his future holds that would fit perfectly & would be very cheap. Should be interesting how Dorion plays this, but I expect we will come out of this with a better team than we had a week ago.
